I collected baseball cards from the late '80s through 2002. Then I went to college and when I came out, I was lost. There were too many brands, sets, choices, relics, autos, parallels, variations. It was a turn off. However, I slowly made my way back.
So here is my attempt to venture back into the hobby. I'll buy a few packs of cards here and there, comment on some cards I have, send out some TTMs, and follow the progress of my Topps Yankees Project.

Tabs

Friday, September 14, 2012

This is my first jersey card of Gary Sanchez, the Yankees
next great catching prospect. It’s from 2012 Onyx Platinum Propsects. I have no
clue what this brand is. I have no clue how to pronounce the word “Onyx”.

With that being said, this is a decent-looking card. I
really wish the jersey swatch was a different color than the background. I have
no clue what part of the jersey this is from. The back is decent, including
some stats and the obligatory “Congratulations” message, as well as the vague
description of there the jersey came from. It’s numbered to 500.

As a 19-year-old splitting time between low A and high A
ball, he had a damn fine season.He hit .290 with 18 HRs and 85 RBIs. He did
strike out 105 times in 116 games vs. just 32 walks. He did chip in 29 doubles,
and a most surprising 15 SBs.

Based on his offensive stats and defensive improvement,
Sanchez will be a Top 25ish prospect going into the 2013 season. I hope the
Yanks hold onto this one.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

I have been traveling a lot for work as of late. I always say I am going to sit down in my hotel room and spit out a blog post, but then I just end up putting my feet up and ordering a dirty movie.

I haven't sent out a TTM request in a very long time, yet I've gotten a few responses back recently. They have gone to my old address and had to be forwarded to my new one, so the poor card goes through a bit more than it needs to.

I was really excited to get back a success from Wade Boggs. I saw a lot of people have success from him no-fee or for $5. I sent this card without any money, and was thrilled to see it come back. I've tried him a few other times without success, so adding this legendary player and HOFer to my collection is a special thing. I love that it's on a 1993 Upper Deck as well.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

For Christmas in 1997, I got a box of Fleer Ultra baseball
cards. At the time, boxes were around $70, so it was pretty high end for 15
years ago. Tino Martinez had just come off of his monster 1997, so I knew he’d
be featured in a few insert sets in Ultra.

One of my favorites is this Big Shots insert card. The
insert feels very mid ‘90s, from the name to the design. The purple is just ok. I
wish it was an actual stadium, and not a random generic cartoony one at the
bottom. Plus, I don’t love the image cutting off his legs. However, I do love
the “Big Shots” block letters up the side.